Funding search · EIN 263987455 · Eastham, MA

Tern Foundation

Name: Tern Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

132
grants reported: $843,628
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,015
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

solar ternsolar array campaign change chefs future making

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Massachusetts Audubon Society6 grants · $160,000
Asociation To Preserve Cape Cod2 grants · $61,000
Heritage Museum and Gardens1 grant · $60,000
Worcester County Horticultural Society2 grants · $51,040
Berkshire Botanical Gardens1 grant · $45,132
Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation5 grants · $45,000
Provincetown Commons3 grants · $39,530
Wellfleet Historical Society2 grants · $37,505
The Lily House3 grants · $32,000
Mujeres Unidas Avanzando1 grant · $25,000

Giving over time

$216,006

2022

$168,532

2023

$208,552

2024

$250,538

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 132 grants.

$60,000
Heritage Museum and Gardens · Sandwich, MA · 2025
Ternsolar grant in support of solar array
$50,000
Worcester County Horticultural Society · Boylston, MA · 2024
Ternsolar grant in support of solar array ne botanic garden
$50,000
Massachusetts Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2022
Ternsolar grant in support of long pasture solar array
$50,000
Massachusetts Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2022
Ternsolar grant in support of boston nature center
$45,132
Berkshire Botanical Gardens · Stockbridge, MA · 2025
Ternsolar grant in support of solar array
$38,000
Asociation To Preserve Cape Cod · Dennis, MA · 2025
Ternsolar grant in support of solar array
$30,000
The Lily House · Wellfleet, MA · 2023
Ternsolar grant in support of solar array
$30,000
Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation · Brookline, MA · 2022
In support of led lighting new building
$28,750
Massachusetts Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2023
Ternsolar grant in support of long pasture solar array
$25,000
Mujeres Unidas Avanzando · Boston, MA · 2022
Ternsolar grant in support of solar array
$23,000
Asociation To Preserve Cape Cod · Dennis, MA · 2025
General support
$21,250
Massachusetts Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2023
Ternsolar in support of solar array long pasture
$20,000
Lower Cape Tv · Orleans, MA · 2024
General support
$20,000
Barnstable Land Trust · West Barnstable, MA · 2022
Ternsolar grant in support of solar array
$19,250
Provincetown Commons · Provincetown, MA · 2024
Ternsolar grant in support of solar array
$19,250
Provincetown Commons · Provincetown, MA · 2023
Ternsolar grant in support of solar array
$18,753
Wellfleet Historical Society · Wellfleet, MA · 2024
Ternsolar grant in support of solar array
$18,752
Wellfleet Historical Society · Wellfleet, MA · 2023
Ternsolar grant in support of solar array
$17,406
Zumix · East Boston, MA · 2022
Ternsolar grant in support of solar array
$15,000
Summer of Sass · Provincetown, MA · 2025
Ternsolar grant in support of solar array
$15,000
Peaked Hill Trust · Provincetown, MA · 2023
Ternsolar in support of solar panels
$14,403
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill · Truro, MA · 2024
Ternsolar grant in support of solar array
$12,750
Spontaneous Celebrations · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
Ternsolar grant in support of solar array
$10,596
Wild Care · Eastham, MA · 2024
Ternsolar grant in support of solar array
$10,000
Association To Preserve Cape Cod · Dennis, MA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Wild Care · Eastham, MA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Brewster Conservation Trust · Brewster, MA · 2023
Ternsolar grant in support of solar array
$5,000
Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation · Brookline, MA · 2025
General support
$5,000
Hampshire College · Amherst, MA · 2025
In support of change in the making campaign
$5,000
Massachusetts Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2025
In support of cape cod sanctuaries/boston nature center
$5,000
Natural Resources Defense Council (Nrdc) · New York, NY · 2025
General support
$5,000
Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation · Brookline, MA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Hampshire College · Amherst, MA · 2024
In support of change in the making campaign
$5,000
Massachusetts Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2024
In support of cape cod sanctuaries/boston nature center
$5,000
Trustees of Hampshire College · Amherst, MA · 2022
In support of change in the making campaign
$3,500
Third Sector New Englandfuture Chefs · Boston, MA · 2025
In support of future chefs
$3,500
Third Sector New Englandfuture Chefs · Boston, MA · 2024
In support of future chefs
$2,500
909 Wbur · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
$2,500
Arts Foundation of Cape Cod · Hyannis, MA · 2025
General support
$2,500
Center for Coastal Studies · Provincetown, MA · 2025
General support
$2,500
Payomet Performing Arts Center · Truro, MA · 2025
General support
$2,500
Wcai Cape & Islands Npr Station · Woods Hole, MA · 2025
General support
$2,500
Wellfleet Preservation Hall · Wellfleet, MA · 2025
General support
$2,500
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
$2,500
Center for Coastal Studies · Provincetown, MA · 2024
General support
$2,500
Payomet Performing Arts Center · Truro, MA · 2024
General support
$2,500
Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation · Brookline, MA · 2023
General support
$2,500
Hampshire College · Amherst, MA · 2023
In support of change in the making campaign
$2,500
Wellfleet Preservation Hall · Wellfleet, MA · 2023
In support of dei programs
$2,500
Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation · Brookline, MA · 2022
General support
$2,500
Wellfleet Preservation Hall · Wellfleet, MA · 2022
In support of the lesniak community fund
$2,000
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill · Truro, MA · 2025
General support
$2,000
Wellfleet Affordable Housing Trust · Wellfleet, MA · 2025
General support
$1,500
International Fund for Animal Welflare (Ifaw) · Yarmouth Port, MA · 2025
General support
$1,500
International Fund for Animal Welflare (Ifaw) · Yarmouth Port, MA · 2024
General support
$1,068
Coastal Maine Botanical Garden · Boothbay, ME · 2025
General support
$1,057
Fine Arts Work Center · Provincetown, MA · 2025
General support
$1,044
New York Restoration Project · New York, NY · 2025
General support
$1,044
Spontaneous Celebrations · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2025
General support
$1,040
Worcester County Horticultural Society · Boylston, MA · 2025
In support of new england botanic garden
$1,033
Zumix · East Boston, MA · 2025
General support
$1,030
Artists for Humanity · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
$1,030
Barnstable Land Trust · Brewster, MA · 2025
General support
$1,030
Orion Society · Great Barrington, MA · 2025
General support
$1,030
Provincetown Commons · Provincetown, MA · 2025
Ternsolar grant in support of solar array
$1,030
Lower Cape Tv · Orleans, MA · 2023
General support
$1,000
Chatham Orpheum Theater · Chatham, MA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Claymont Society of Continuous Education · Charles Town, WV · 2025
In support of solar array
$1,000
Friends of Eastham Public Library · Eastham, MA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Grow Native Massachusetts · Waltham, MA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Helping Our Women (How) · Provincetown, MA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Local Journalism Project the · Provincetown, MA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Lower Cape Outreach Council (Lcoc) · Orleans, MA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Peaked Hill Trust · Provincetown, MA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Provincetown Art Association Museum (Paam) · Provincetown, MA · 2025
General support
$1,000
The Lily House · Wellfleet, MA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater · Wellfleet, MA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Wild Care · Eastham, MA · 2025
General support
$1,000
909 Wbur · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Artists for Humanity · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Arts Foundation of Cape Cod · Hyannis, MA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Barnstable Land Trust · Brewster, MA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Fine Arts Work Center · Provincetown, MA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Friends of Eastham Public Library · Eastham, MA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Friends of Herring River · South Wellfleet, MA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Gbh · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Grow Native Massachusetts · Waltham, MA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Provincetown Art Association Museum (Paam) · Provincetown, MA · 2024
General support
$1,000
The Lily House · Wellfleet, MA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill · Truro, MA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Wcai Cape & Islands Npr Station · Woods Hole, MA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Wellfleet Preservation Hall · Wellfleet, MA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Wellfleet Preservation Hall · Wellfleet, MA · 2024
In support of youth education
$1,000
Wild Care · Eastham, MA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Zumix · East Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$1,000
909 Wbur · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$1,000
Arts Foundation of Cape Cod · Hyannis, MA · 2023
General support
$1,000
Association To Preserve Cape Cod · Dennis, MA · 2023
General support
$1,000
Center for Coastal Studies · Provincetown, MA · 2023
General support
$1,000
Fine Arts Work Center · Provincetown, MA · 2023
General support

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